John Schneider Talks 2014 Draft Class

Schneider went into detail about what his personnel staff looked for when scouting potential players for the Seahawks roster, citing an individual's psychological makeup as an important trait when mixing into the club's competitive culture.

"We went to their core, first, about who they are as people," Schneider told "Brock and Danny." "That was really something we focused on because of our locker room. You guys know how confident our locker room is right now and you have to be able to really bring it right away, right when you walk in the front door. That was really something we focused on - are these guys on our draft board, are these guys that are going to come in and just fold right away, competing with Earl [Thomas] and Richard [Sherman]? Or are they going to be able to step it up and tough through it. That was really kind of like the core, first. That was the prerequisite for that, and then getting into their talent level."

You can find the full audio of Schneider's conversation with "Brock and Danny" embedded above.

More Draft Grades

We went over quite a few Seahawks draft grades in yesterday's Round-Up, but today we bring one more from Doug Farrar of SI.com, who says, "As usual, the Seahawks drafted unconventially, ignoring need at times in favor of players with specific athletic skills. The lack of a dominant guard could come back to bite them later, and I’m not totally sold on the prospects of second-round offensive tackle Justin Britt. However, getting Colorado speed receiver Paul Richardson, also in the second round, could be a major steal.

Alabama’s Kevin Norwood, a bigger target for the end zone and the red zone, adds a key component to Seattle’s offense. UCLA defensive lineman Cassius Marsh, who committed to Pete Carroll back in the USC days before changing his mind, reunites in an end/tackle role. Watch out for Marshall offensive tackle Garrett Scott as the possible sleeper pick — he has a lot of the qualities you’d like to see in a top-flight pass-blocker.

I have to knock Seattle down for passing on the two best guards in this class — Xavier Su’a-Filo and David Yankey — because it is a position of enormous need that wasn’t sewn up in free agency, either. Grade: B-minus"

Seahawks Draft Central

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